Potential Systemic Safeguarding failures in NSPCC / Childline illustrated by appointment & ending of relationship with Munroe Bergdorf Thread 2

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link to previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3605120-Munroe-Childline-s-first-LGBT-campaigner

NSPCC statement by CEO Peter Wanless
www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/news-opinion/munroe-bergdorf

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3609218-Hi-from-Safe-Schools-Alliance-UK

Informative. Thank you Haworthia.

Munroe Bergdorf & Owen Jones in conversation at The Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2019/jun/13/owen-jones-meets-munroe-bergdorf-its-like-people-have-free-rein-to-harass-the-trans-community?CMP=fb_cif

The levels of untruth, propaganda & manipulation are quite something

The levels of untruth, propaganda & manipulation are quite something

Aren't they? Astonishing!

SandyDrawsBadly:

The NSPCC are majorly letting down the very people that they are meant to protect.

If you wish to work with children or vulnerable people in whatever capacity then you should be subject to the same rigorous checks as everyone else no matter how you identify or your sexual orientation.

It really is hard to understand but apparently for some people it is.

Isn't hard 🙄

Sarah Phillimore (@SVPhillimore) Tweeted:
Have just sent this email to @NSPCC and would urge all others who share my concerns to do the same. This is serious. twitter.com/SVPhillimore/status/1139186612506714112?s=17

Great thread. To those concerned that the NSPCC story will not be reported - what if an open letter from child safeguarding experts was sent to the newspapers in a similar manner as this one - surely the press would have a duty to report allegations

Great! That is an excellent email from Ms Phillimore .. well done her.

That's a very good letter! But those men on her thread "This is not safeguarding - fact!" Bleurgh. You just know that they're not parents.

Re boundary transgression in this case, this is an interesting tweet from Shelley Charlesworth:

In his now deleted interview on YouTube video he described working at an Ann Summers shop, saying he loved serving women who clearly were uncomfortable with a male assistant. That was the best part he laughed.

I find it a bit weird that you'd go from working in Ann Summers to the NSPCC tbh. Great one for the interview process that. But still.

I'm glad that Sarah Phillimore is going to make a report to the Charity Commission.
It's appalling that NSPCC have not, at a minimum, made a public statement and suspended the employee while an investigation is conducted-the clear implication is that they are hoping this will go away if they do nothing.

In his now deleted interview on YouTube video he described working at an Ann Summers shop, saying he loved serving women who clearly were uncomfortable with a male assistant. That was the best part he laughed

I was just about to post that in response to And I do wonder if there are people working at NSPCC who have been harassed by this guy. It wouldn't seem out of character, given what we know

Owen Jones
Guardian columnist

twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1139204714850131971

(Owen Jones does not understand Safeguarding)

Because there was some confusion over the title of the original video, this is from the hosting site (after the video was removed) should journalists anyone need clarity.

the clear implication is that they are hoping this will go away if they do nothing

Or maybe they agree with the disturbing number of people who think that everyone wanks at work, it's just one of those things and anyway he wasn't directly working with young people...

Birdsfoottrefoil

It seems that he wore it under his clothing. Based on what I know about fetishes I am guessing that is part of the turn on, wearing it at work while everyone is unsuspecting.

There really is something very obsessive about wanting to bring your sex life out into public all day. I appreciate that sex can be distracting to people at any time, but maybe that is a sign that it should be something you try and overcome?

Worth adding that directly underneath that title of the video, it also says:

Wearing my rubber under my clothes to work, decided to film myself.

The images I can see are from Webcache, by the way.

Good to see supporting staff, and their kinks, is NSPCC’s priority rather than worrying about awkward things like safeguarding children.

How would they support staff uncomfortable with sexual exhibitionism in the workplace, when it’s seen to be condoned?

I find it a bit weird that you'd go from working in Ann Summers to the NSPCC tbh. Great one for the interview process that. But still.

From memory there were other jobs in between.
Think the Anne Summers anecdote was more relevent to the interview about fetish than would have been in an NSPCC one.

Ermmmm

RedToothBrush Oops! So it now becomes a police matter!

Oh look. Here's the NSPCC social media guidance.

Given this is an employee with a job role which was specifically about media, you'd think they'd have a good understanding of these rules.

I mean look at what it says about linkedin and personal blogs and damage to the reputation of the NSPCC.

Could it be any more explicit in its guidance?

It appears that James previously worked at Into Film, an organisation that works with children and young people

www.intofilm.org/